Benefits and Implications of Digital Cash-based Programming
Theme: Partnerships | Region: Global
As world leaders from the public and private sectors prepare to convene in Istanbul for the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit, I am...
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The Future of Philanthropy in Humanitarian Action
Theme: Partnerships | Region: Global
In recent years, prolonged humanitarian responses, like the Syrian refugee crisis, have become more commonplace due to increasingly protracted conflicts and the...
The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the refugee crisis
Theme: Innovation | Region: Middle East and North Africa
“I ordered some parts to build a new device for Ahmad, and I programmed it by myself,” he beamed. Asem, a 21-year-old...
Photo Gallery: The UN Secretary-General’s Mission for Humanity
Theme: Dignity | Region: Global
In May, world leaders will converge in Istanbul, Turkey, for the first World Humanitarian Summit. Decision-makers are asked to rally around our...
Monitoring food security data through mobile technology
Theme: Innovation | Region: West and Central Africa
In rural areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Africa’s second largest country with vast fertile lands and thousands of lakes,...
UNSG ‘Mission for Humanity’ – part 3
Theme: Resilience | Region: Middle East and North Africa
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim traveled to the Middle East over the weekend to...
Core Responsibility 5: Invest in Humanity
Theme: Finance | Region: Eastern and Southern Africa
As a six-year-old boy, Ban Ki-moon and his family were forced to flee their home during the Korean war. Inspired by his...
Core Responsibility 4: Working differently to end need
Theme: Effectiveness | Region: North and South-East Asia
As a six-year-old boy, Ban Ki-moon and his family were forced to flee their home during the Korean war. Inspired by his...
Core Responsibility 3: Leave no one behind
Theme: Dignity | Region: South and Central Asia
As a six-year-old boy, Ban Ki-moon and his family were forced to flee their home during the Korean war. Inspired by his...
Core Responsibility 2: Respect rules of war
Theme: Conflict | Region: Europe and Others
As a six-year-old boy, Ban Ki-moon and his family were forced to flee their home during the Korean war. Inspired by his...
Core Responsibility 1: Prevent and end conflict
Theme: Conflict | Region: Middle East and North Africa
As a six-year-old boy, Ban Ki-moon and his family were forced to flee their home during the Korean war. Inspired by...